Victorian Estuaries Network

The Victorian Estuaries Network (VEN) facilitates the connection of policy, management and research on estuaries across Victoria.

The VEN is a ‘one stop shop’ to exchange knowledge and ideas, collaborate and keep up to date with new research and initiatives. The VEN is organised through a consortia of estuary stakeholders. The Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) currently coordinates the VEN through the Estuarine and Marine Ecology Program within the Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research, Department of Sustainability and Environment.

The audience includes managers, scientists and members of the public with an interest in seeing the health of Victorian estuaries sustained or improved. The Victorian Estuaries Network is part of the
National Estuaries Network (NEN).

The VEN initiated a Healthy Victorian Estuaries Bulletin. The VEN will put some energy into re-establishing a mail-out of this bulletin. Please be patient while we re-organise responsibilities on this front.

For more information about Victorian Estuaries Network (VEN), please contact Chair of the VEN, Dr Jeremy Hindell.


Meetings and events

National Estuarine Network meeting, 24-26 May 2011

The next NEN meeting will be held in Perth from May 24-26 (Host: WA Department of Water). Please provide updates on any estuarine-related projects to Jeremy Hindell.

Photo: Estuary. Image courtesy of Coast Action.
Image courtesy of Coast Action.

Photo: Sandpiper. Image courtesy of Tim Allen, NRM Facilitator.
Image courtesy of Tim Allen, NRM Faciliator.


Management, policy and research updates

To be updated.


Publications

Fact Sheets

Healthy Victorian Estuaries Fact Sheet - May 2006 [PDF File - 177.4 KB]
The Estuary Entrance Management Framework - Project update 1 - June 2005 [PDF File - 1.2 MB]
Assessing the Impact of Estuary Management on the Sustainability of Aquatic Ecosystems - Natural Heritage Trust (NHT) [PDF File - 1.3 MB]

Healthy Victorian Estuaries Bulletin

Healthy Victorian Estuaries Bulletin - July 2006 [PDF File - 874.1 KB]
Healthy Victorian Estuaries Bulletin - March 2006 [PDF File - 77.7 KB]

Related links

*If you would like details of your research added to this page, email Jeremy Hindell.

Please note: Document(s) on this page are presented in PDF format. If you do not have the Adobe Reader, you can download a copy free from the Adobe web site.